Larger versus smaller red blood cell volume per transfusion in hospitalized adults, children, and preterm neonates

Nadia Roumeliotis; George Sabbagh; Philippe Dodin; Genevieve Du Pont-Thibodeau; Jeannie Callum; Marisa Tucci; François Martin Carrier; Jacques Lacroix

doi:10.1002/14651858.CD015898

Larger versus smaller red blood cell volume per transfusion in hospitalized adults, children, and preterm neonates

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 Nov 5;11(11):CD015898. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD015898.

Authors

Nadia Roumeliotis^{1

2}, George Sabbagh³, Philippe Dodin⁴, Genevieve Du Pont-Thibodeau^{1

2}, Jeannie Callum⁵, Marisa Tucci^{1

2}, François Martin Carrier⁶, Jacques Lacroix¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.
² Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Canada.
³ Faculty of Pharmacy, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.
⁴ Library services, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Qc, Canada.
⁵ Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
⁶ Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Université de Montreal (CHUM), Montreal, Canada.

Abstract

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: The objective of this review is to compare the effectiveness and safety of larger versus smaller RBC volume per transfusion for anemia in hospitalized adults, children, and preterm neonates.

MeSH terms

Adult
Anemia / therapy
Child
Erythrocyte Transfusion* / methods
Erythrocyte Transfusion* / statistics & numerical data
Erythrocyte Volume
Hospitalization
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic